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Does achieving your organization’s regulatory and compliance requirements keep you up at night? Do you wonder how you will ever be able to adhere to all the controls and ensure your companies compliance with required regulations? Do you want to ensure that you are on top of your compliance game and that the appropriate policies and guidance are followed and enforced? Look no further, Microsoft Compliance Manager (MSCM) is the tool to help you achieve these goals and more. This training is designed to help guide you from fundamental concepts on your MSCM journey to Advanced concepts. Once completed you will have a firm understanding of the tool, its capabilities, and use.
Microsoft Compliance Manager has a ton of data, tutorials, videos etc. that can sometimes be overwhelming. Leaving you asking questions such as “where do I start”, “how do I achieve compliance”, “how do I recognize when my organization falls out of compliance”. We’ve sifted through the vast resources Microsoft has to offer for MSCM and developed this training to guide you – all in one location, in a simple easy to follow format! If there is anything we can do to improve this training, please do not hesitate to leave a comment below and we will be sure to review it.
The overall structure of this training is split into 3 main knowledge levels. They are:
After each level, we will offer you a knowledge check based on the training material you have just finished! Since there’s a lot of content, the goal of the knowledge checks is to help ensure understanding of the key concepts that were covered. Lastly, there’ll be a fun certificate issued at the end of the training! Disclaimer: This is not an official Microsoft certification and only acts as a way of recognizing your participation in this training content.
We plan to update this training on a quarterly basis to ensure that you all have the latest and the greatest training materials. Please do check back often for new training content. The newly added training content will be tagged with “[New!]” at the end of the training title. For those of you who have already gone through the training before, you can view those [New!] training contents directly.
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Module 1. MSCM – Fundamentals [Beginner Level]
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MSCM Overview: Introduction to Microsoft Compliance Manager
In this track we will show where MSCM fits in the overall M365 ecosystems and discuss its high-level components.
Assessment Types and working with assessments (workflow and tracking)
In this track we will discuss the different assessment types in MSCM, how you can use them to help your organization succeed and use MSCM for continuous monitoring / assessment.
In this track we will discuss your overall scope, setup / run automated testing, evaluate your automated score (understanding it), and gain a firm understanding of improvement actions, user history and automated testing.
In this track we will give you a good starting place to understand your organization’s regulatory and compliance requirements. By asking a few brief questions we can show you the templates that may apply to your organization!
In this track we will explore how you can automate your MSCM capability and ensure you have up to date knowledge of your current regulatory compliance status.
Material for this track is currently in development – stay tuned!
Introduction to Templates: Template library, premium templates, and universal templates
In this track we will show you the various types of assessment templates are available to you whether included in your licensing or requiring an additional purchase including templates that can cover non-Microsoft services giving your broader tracking capabilities in your compliance journey.
In this track we will upon the knowledge gained in the previous track to show you how to create an assessment for both Microsoft and non-Microsoft products.
Don’t see a regulation assessment you need to help your organization? Create your own assessment template that can be used over and over again based on your needs.
With MSCM we are constantly monitoring and evaluating regulatory and compliance requirements. When updates occur, we update our assessment templates to account for such changes, and put you in control of when to update your in progress assessment to match.
In this track we will look at improving your compliance score by looking at your current configurations in your tenant and validating them against Microsoft 365 best practices.
Module 3. Microsoft Compliance Manager – Advanced [Expert Level]
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Extending Templates
In this track we will take the knowledge on templates previously covered and expand. We will show you how you can take templates and expand them to meet your regulatory and compliance needs.
Once you’ve finished the training and the knowledge checks, please go to our attestation portal to generate your certificate – you’ll see it in your inbox within 3 to 5 business days. Attestation Portal Link
We have a great lineup of updates for the next rendition (next quarter). If you’d like anything covered, please comment below. In addition, please reach out to us if you have any content that you would like to include as well.
We hope you all enjoy this training!
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CISA has compiled and published a list of free cybersecurity services and tools to help organizations reduce cybersecurity risk and strengthen resiliency. This non-exhaustive living repository includes services provided by CISA, widely used open source tools, and free tools and services offered by private and public sector organizations across the cybersecurity community. Before turning to the free offerings, CISA strongly recommends organizations take certain foundational measures to implement a strong cybersecurity program:
CISA encourages network defenders to take the measures above and consult the list of free cybersecurity services and tools to reduce the likelihood of a damaging cyber incident, detect malicious activity, respond to confirmed incidents, and strengthen resilience.
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Companies offering jobs, business opportunities, investments, or other money-making opportunities often talk about how much money you can make. But many people have lost time and money to companies that stretch the truth, leave out important details, or tell flat-out lies about the income people can make. Today the FTC announced that it’s considering issuing a new rule to address the use of false or misleading earnings claims and asking the public for comments.
Since 2000, the FTC has filed more than 100 cases involving deceptive money-making claims. For example, the FTC stopped a scheme that targeted Latinas with promises of big money selling luxury products — but both the promises and the products turned out to be fake; shut down an operation that used illegal robocalls to trick older adults into a work-from-home scam; and sued the operators of a “blessing loom” (a type of pyramid scheme) that allegedly targeted members of the Black community who never made any money and lost the $1,400 they paid to the scammers.
Other examples include recent FTC actions against gig companies that allegedly deceived people about the money they could make working for the companies, and schemes that used promises of big profits to lure consumers into signing up for expensive real estate and investment coaching programs.
Even with these aggressive enforcement efforts, deceptive earnings claims continue and impact every community. A possible rule that prohibits the use of misleading earnings claims could discourage scammers from making those claims, help the FTC move quickly to stop illegal conduct and return money to victims, and help businesses understand how to stay within the law when making earning claims.
So, if you’ve seen money-making offers that make big promises, have been misled by promises about the money you could earn by joining a multi-level marketing scheme or another program — or by claims about what you could make by working for a gig company or other employer, tell us about it. Check back in the next few days for the link to submit your comments.
Brought to you by Dr. Ware, Microsoft Office 365 Silver Partner, Charleston SC.
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We are excited to share that Microsoft is bringing the Glint solution into Microsoft Viva to make listening and acting on employee feedback an integral part of how businesses engage and develop their talent in the new era of hybrid work.
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During our Microsoft Ignite session last fall, we recapped some of the latest features in Visio for the web. In that session, we also announced several upcoming features and improvements that will help you create better looking diagrams faster and new tools to help you add some personalization. This blog post covers the details of those features, which are currently rolling out to Visio for the web users—including Visio in Microsoft 365, Visio Plan 1, and Visio Plan 2—unless otherwise noted.
New and improved diagramming tools in Visio for the web
Format Painter (currently rolling out): We are excited to introduce the Format Painter tool in Visio for the web. Using Format Painter, you can quickly copy the fill and formatting of one shape to a single shape or to multiple shapes in your diagram with a few clicks. Format Painter can be accessed from the Home tab or from the floating context menu, as you’ll read about soon, which appears when you right-click or select an object. Please note that copying the format of grouped shapes is not currently supported. Visit our support article to learn more about the Format Painter tool in Visio for the web.
Animated demonstration of the Format Painter tool
Shapes in the Document stencil (currently rolling out): Previously available only in the Visio desktop app, the Shapes in the Document stencil is rolling out to Visio Plan 2 subscribers in Visio for the web. With the Shapes in the Document stencil, you can now quickly access and use shapes that exist in your Visio file. The stencil will always be pinned to the shape panel—whether you start from a new blank drawing or a template. If starting new, you will need to add shapes to the canvas before they appear in the Shapes in the Document stencil.
Example of the Shapes in the Document stencil within the Shapes panel
Enhanced floating context menus (currently rolling out): We are adding common user actions and formatting options in the floating context menus, so you can quickly access the necessary tools needed to complete your diagram faster. Simply right-click or select the appropriate object in your diagram and choose the desired action from the context menu. Newly added commands enable you to quickly rotate text, change the shape outline weight and style, edit connector lines, arrows, or points, make connectors curved, angled, or straight, and—speaking of Format Painter—apply the same formatting to multiple objects in your diagram.
Example of user options available on the floating context menu, such as copy, paste, delete and more
We’ve also enhanced this experience to support the press-and-hold method on a touchscreen device.
Example of user options on the floating context menu on a touchscreen device
Snap experience improvements (currently rolling out): We’ve addressed one of your topmost concerns—aggressive snapping to objects in Visio for the web—and made the snap experience more user-friendly. This means when you draw, resize, or move a shape in your diagram, you will notice a smooth experience when snapping or aligning to other shapes or objects in your diagram. You can also turn the snap-to shapes capabilities on or off by selecting or deselecting the new Dynamic Grid checkbox available from the View tab in the ribbon.
Example of snapping to objects by selecting the Dynamic Grid checkbox
New customization tools in Visio for the web
Draw Shape tool (now available!): Visio for the web now supports drawing shapes, including rectangles, squares, lines, circles, and ellipses of the desired dimensions. The new Draw Shape tool can be accessed from both the Home tab and the Insert tab on the ribbon. To create a shape in your diagram from the Insert tab, go to the Draw Shape drop-down, select the shape you want, click anywhere on the canvas, and then drag the mouse pointer to draw the selected shape. Visit our support article to learn more about the Draw Shape tool in Visio for the web.
Example of the Draw Shape tool – Shapes include rectangles, squares, lines, circles, and ellipsesMore Colors, Recent Colors (now available!): Create flowcharts and diagrams that match your brand guidelines. Choose from a full spectrum of colors or customize the text color, shape fill, and shape outline for objects in your diagram with More Colors. If you know the HEX or RGB values, you can type them into the appropriate boxes in the Custom Colors panel. Then, quickly access recently used colors in your diagram with Recent Colors. More Colors and Recent Colors can be accessed from the Home tab, the Shape tab, or from the floating context menu, which appears when you right-click or select an object.
Example of the Custom Colors panel, including Hex and RGB values
*Bonus announcement for desktop users of Office*
Modern landing page for Visio in the Office desktop app (now available!): We have recently added Visio’s modern landing page to the Office desktop app, providing users with a familiar and collaborative start experience similar to other Office apps, like Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Visio users will now get access to a powerful set of Office features, such as improved file discovery, better template categorization, and quick access to Visio files that have been recently edited, accessed, and reviewed by colleagues directly in the Office desktop app.
Example of the modern landing page in Visio in the Office desktop app – Showing template options and a Recommended section
To try the new experience, search for and open the Office app on your Windows device. Click on the Visio icon in the side navigation bar or search for “Visio” in the Search box. This will launch the modern landing page for Visio in the Office environment where you can quickly create new diagrams, and access Visio files, including Recommended, Recently opened, Shared, and Favorites to quickly pick up where colleagues left off.
Give us your feedback! Please tell us what you think of the new diagramming and customization tools in the comments below or send feedback via the Visio Feedback portal. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to stay informed with the latest updates for Visio.
Continue the conversation by joining us in the Microsoft 365 Tech Community! Whether you have product questions or just want to stay informed with the latest updates on new releases, tools, and blogs, Microsoft 365 Tech Community is your go-to resource to stay connected!
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The National Security Agency (NSA) has released a Cybersecurity Information (CSI) sheet with guidance on securing network infrastructure devices and credentials. Cisco devices are used globally to secure network infrastructure devices, including across the Department of Defense, National Security Systems, and the Defense Industrial Base. Credentials within Cisco configuration files could be at risk of compromise if strong password types are not used. The CSI reviews Cisco’s password type options, the difficulty to crack each password type, and its vulnerability severity and provides recommendations for use.
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 is helping manufacturing organizations tackle the challenges they face today while also preparing them for tomorrow’s opportunities. Whether enabling workforce transformation and enterprise resource planning (ERP) modernization, helping navigate disruptions by increasing supply chain visibility and improving insights, or standing up reverse supply chains and circular economieswe are dedicated to helping manufacturers build the resiliency and agility they need to succeed. The following three success stories showcase how our modern, cloud-based, intelligent business applications are driving improvements in manufacturing supply chains.
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The manufacturing sector has faced labor shortages for some time now, but the pandemic has exacerbated this challenge. This has led many to double down on efforts to utilize technology as a means of offsetting the headwinds caused by ongoing labor shortages.
We see this in manufacturers accelerating workforce transformation of shop floor operations and increasing their utilization of industrial robotics, IoT sensors, AI, and intelligent automation. As these organizations create smarter and more connected factories, they are, in effect, increasing the workforce’s productivity, and this is one means of easing the constraint that labor shortages can have on output.
In addition to easing constraints on labor, manufacturers such as ChemTreat are also benefiting from ERP modernization initiatives. ChemTreat, a water treatment systems company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and in business since 1968, was challenged to overcome the limitations of their in-house, custom-coded, desktop-bound ERP system. While the legacy system had served them well for many years, it now required laborious additional workflows, kept data trapped in spreadsheets, and needed nightly downtime. To keep pace with technology changes in the industry and support its growth, the company implemented Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.
Today, ChemTreat benefits from real-time, end-to-end supply chain visibility that spans everything from its customers and suppliers to its inventory, expenses, and demand. Direct data visibility is also helping management proactively identify raw material shortages and improve their planning and execution processes. Plus, by modernizing their ERP, ChemTreat has the flexible and composable platform they need to support other digital transformation efforts in the future.
“Dynamics 365 helps us get ahead of challenges, identify potential customer impacts, and determine the best path to the best service.”Katie Journigan, Director of Business Systems, ChemTreat.
As businesses continue to forge a path out of the pandemic, many find that their current supply chain technologies are ill-equipped for an environment characterized by ongoing disruptions, constraints, and shortages. A recent survey by McKinsey & Company found that successfully implementing AI-enabled supply-chain management has enabled early adopters to improve logistics costs by 15 percent, inventory levels by 35 percent, and service levels by 65 percent, compared with slower-moving competitors.1 This has led to increased investment in advanced supply chain solutions that can connect disparate systems, unify data, increase supply chain visibility, and utilize artificial intelligence to push actionable insights to decision-makers. One company benefiting from investments like these is Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA).
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DTNA is the leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in the U.S., with a portfolio of distinctive brands like Freightliner and Western Star Trucks. The company has more than 20,000 employees in 91 locations and sources hundreds of thousands of parts from its global supply base. To add to this complexity, DTNA collects data from trucks on the road, its in-house ERP system and supply chain applications, and across its operations and production floor.
Breaking down the siloes of these disparate data sources became necessary for DTNA to meet customer and dealer demand and provide accurate delivery dates. To accomplish this, they needed early visibility into potential time constraints and the ability to collect and share real-time supply chain data with suppliers. With Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Insights, DTNA can make better supply chain decisions with proactive risk mitigation via prescriptive insights powered by AI.
“Sustainability has become an integral part of all world-class supply chains, and circularity is a leading supply chain sustainability strategy that enables recycling and reuse for the majority of a supply chain’s products.” Jodi Larson, General Manager of Strategy and Transformation at Microsoft.
More and more companies are working to make our world sustainable by embracing environmental, social, and governance goals. One way that manufacturing organizations are improving sustainability is by standing up circular economies. Circular economy, or circularity, is rooted in reverse supply chain management, which deals with what happens after a product’s useful life. According to a 2022 report from Gartner, 51 percent of supply chain professionals expect the emphasis on the circular economy to increase in the two years following the COVID-19 crisis.2
As focus ramps up on circular economy strategies, it’s important to understand that reverse supply chain management in manufacturing requires different operational processes. To state the obvious, manufacturers cannot simply accept end-of-life products at existing factories and warehouses. Depending on the complexity of the product and its recoverable raw materials, separate operations are needed to receive, inspect, sort, and refurbish raw materials before they can be reused.
Setting up these circular economy flows can be challenging without an agile and composable supply chain management application. Here at Microsoft, we have first-hand knowledge of the challenges involved as we have recently delivered our first Microsoft Circular Center. The Microsoft Circular Center program is designed to facilitate the reuse and recycling of servers and hardware within our datacenters, which is part of our commitment to achieving zero-waste and carbon-negative operations by 2030.
When planning the pilot of our Circular Center program, we needed a robust and flexible supply chain management platform to support an optimized warehouse routing and processing system to intercept decommissioned servers from Microsoft datacenters. To date, the Circular Centers model has achieved 83 percent reuse and 17 percent recycling of critical parts while contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions by 145,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.
“We were looking for a warehouse management system that would allow us to model all the product flows that we needed while also connecting to datacenters and other systems used to manage our cloud assets. Dynamics 365 had all of these functionalities to build exactly what we needed.”Anand Narasimhan, General Manager of Cloud Supply Chain Sustainability, Microsoft.
What’s next?
As we have seen through these customer stories, Dynamics 365 drives improvement in manufacturing supply chains by enabling companies to revamp their existing ERP platform, considerably increase supply chain visibility and insights, and stand-up circular economies through reverse supply chain management practices. It also empowers users to plan better, improves organizational agility, and maximizes asset uptime, allowing companies to operate smoothly and profitably.
If you are ready to see what our modern, cloud-based supply chain management solution can do for your organization, we invite you to start today with a free Dynamics 365 trial. You can watch the on-demand webinar on how to create a resilient and sustainable supply chain and the total economic impact of implementing Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.
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Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting Cisco Email Security Appliance. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review Cisco Advisory cisco-sa-esa-dos-MxZvGtgU and apply the necessary updates or workarounds.
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